Read Works
Read Works: Too Much Rain
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how too much rain can cause a flood. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
NASA
Nasa: Our Restless Planet
This animation library is a great resource for a diverse list of earth science topics including: tsunamis, land subsidence, magnetic fields, volcanoes earthquakes, floods, and sea level changes.
PBS
Nova: The River's Gift
Floods do serve a purpose. Find out why farms are often grown on flood plains.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Search
The U.S. Geological Survey offers information for teachers and students interested on Earth Science research. Contains references to general information as well as current research and events.
NOAA
Noaa: Century's Top Weather, Water and Climate Events
Discover what experts view as the top weather related events of the 20th century, get background information on them and see photos. Some of the events covered are the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the 1930s Dust Bowl, Hurricanes Camille...
NOAA
Noaa: Nws: Glossary of Hydrologic Terms
This resource presents a comprehensive glossary of hydrologic terminology.
Other
Managing Wholes: Water Cycle Basics
A great slideshow that compares an effective water cycle with an ineffective one. Content can be read in five different languages.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Understanding Tsunamis
Come and learn more about the devastating effects of tsunamis. This site features video segments revealing the devastation tsunamis can cause and how tsunamis are formed.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: I Site: Wild Weather
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart from New Zealand looks at extreme weather conditions from tornadoes to floods, their causes and effects.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Changes in Habitats
[Free Registration/Login Required] A 2nd grade unit on how people and weather can change habitats. Topics include too much and too litter rain (flooding and drought), lightning and fire, and land, water, and air pollution. This flipchart...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Rivers 2
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students evaluate the water cycle and how rivers erode, transport, and deposit materials to produce physical features. Many slides and aerial photos of flooding and riverbanks are...
Andre Dollinger
Pharaonic Egypt: Agriculture in Ancient Egypt
Use this site to learn about the inventions and innovations of the Ancient Egyptian farmers. This detailed article, which discusses irrigation and the Nile flooding, planting, and harvesting includes links to related articles and...
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Noah's Ark Cycle: 3. The Flood
An image of "Noah's Ark Cycle: 3. The Flood", created by Kaspar the Elder Memberger in 1588 (Oil on canvas, 128 x 164 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Flood at Port Marly
An image of "Flood at Port-Marly", created by Alfred Sisley in 1876 (Oil on canvas, 60 x 81 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Flood at Port Marly
An image of "Flood at Port-Marly", created by Alfred Sisley in 1876 (Oil on canvas, 61 x 50 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Flood and Waters Subsiding
An image of "Flood and Waters Subsiding", created by Paolo Uccello from 1447-48 (Fresco, 215 x 510 cm).
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